Vehicle-wheel.



W. W. KRUTSCH.

VEHICLE WHEEL.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 3. 1915-' 1,162,079. Patented Nov. 30, 1915.

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IINIT STATS A i WILLIS W. KRUTSCI-I, OF COFFEYVILLE, KANSAS, ASSIGNOR 0FONE-HALF T0 CHARLIE ALLEN WALKER, OF COFFEYVILLE, KANSAS.

VEHICLE-WHEEL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 30, 1915.

` Application led March 3, 1915. Sera1 No. 11,917.

To all whom z'tmag/ concern:

Be it known that I, VVILLIs IV. KRUTscH, a citizen of the United States,residing at Coifeyville, in the county of Montgomery and State ofKansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vehicle-IVheels, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in vehicle wheels, and the presentinvention relates more particularly to cushions whereby the wheels arerendered more or less resilient, so that they may pass over obstructionsin a roadway .without imparting undue shock to the vehicle.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate the invention, Figure 1is a broken side elevation, partly in section, of a vehicle wheelembodying the invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical section, enlarged, on lineII-II of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a broken vertical section on line III-III ofFig. 2. Fig. 4 is a detail perspective of a hub cushion. Fig. 5 is adetail perspective of a rim cushion.

1 designates the rim, 2V the fellies and 3 the tire of the wheel.

4 designates the hub of the wheel which has an integral peripheralflange 5 and a removable peripheral flange 6, said flanges being spacedapart but connected by transverse bolts 7. y y

8 designates a plurality of spoke members rigidly secured between thehub flanges 5 and 6 by the bolts 7, which extend Vthrough said spokemembers. The spoke members 8 have sockets 9 for the reception ofresilient cushions 10, made of rubber or other suitable material. Thecushions 10 have holes 11 eX- tending therethrough to increase theirresiliency. They also have two oppositely-disposed marginal grooves 12to clear the bolts 7, as disclosedby Fig. 1, so that said bolts will notbear against the cushions and thus interfere with their compression whensubjected to a load.

13 designates spoke members which fit into the spoke members 8 and alsoin saddles 14, resting upon the cushions 10. This arrangement of thespoke members 8 and 13 ren-r Copes of this patent may be obtained forders the spokes adjustable, so that they are free to contract andlengthen, as required. The rim ends of the spoke members 13 fit intosleeves 15, the marginal ends 16, of which are retained in place byclips 17, secured to the fellies 2 by bolts 18.

The marginal flanges 16 of the sleeves 15, bear against caps 19, uponwhich resilient cushions 2O are fitted. The cushions 2O are arranged inrecesses 21 in the fellies 2, and have central' holes 22 extendingtherethrough to permit them to compress more readily lwhen subjected toa load. The recesses 21 are wider than the cushions 2O to permit thelatter to bulge laterally when compressed.

-When the wheel passes overan obstruction in a roadway the lower spokescontract and compress their respective cushions 10 and 20, owing to theload upon the hub 4 which prevents the latter from moving vertically ashigh as does the rim of the wheel, consequently undue shock will not beimparted to the vehicle. Y

From the foregoing description, it is apparent that I have produced awheel possessing more or less resiliency, one that is strong anddurable, and one that can be readily, replaced at small cost.

Having thus described my invention, what p I claim and desire to secureby Letters Patin thepresence of two witnesses.

WILLIS W. KRU'ISCH.

Witnesses: i

F. Gr. FIsCI-IER, L. J. FISCHER.

ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D.C.

